LEAF SECTION UNDER A MICROSCOPE SHOWING CHLOROPLASTS
C HLOROPHYLL ~ Key molecule for Life ! Plants
H AVE CHLORPLASTS ~ sited inside their
L EAVES which catalyses the reaction
OF Water & Carbon Dioxide ~ which
R ESULTS in the formation of GLUCOSE
O F FORMULA C6H12O6
P LUS OXYGEN ~ which goes back in the air !
H ELP Nature by preserving TREES ~ which can
Y IELD oxyen and absorb CO2
L EAVES & PLANTS are Chemical Factories
L EADING to STARCH (food) & CELLULOSE (fibre)
Thanks for reading ~ so now you know ~ comments welcome !
This explains why the leaves in Spring are 40 Shades of Green !